Rudy Coby
| Rudy Coby | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rudolph Coby April 22, 1964 New York City, New York, United States |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Labman |
| Occupation | Comedic magician |
| Years active | 1976-present |
| Website | www.rudycoby.com |
Rudy Coby (born Rudolph Coby; April 22, 1964), also known as "Labman", is an American comedic magician. He is a member of the Magic Castle in Los Angeles. In the early 1990s, Coby appeared in several small theatrical live shows, and on broadcast television. He is known for delivering eclectic and original comedic performances, of which stage magic plays a large part. He also works closely with rock musician and film director Marilyn Manson.
In the mid-1990s, Coby and his troupe of illusionist comrades performed in the Gem Theatre in downtown Detroit for an unprecedented thirteen weeks thanks. Coby also published a bundle of lecture notes, titled "How To Become A World Famous Magician".
After a hiatus of 14 years, Coby returned to performing in 2009, including a twelve-week run between June 13 - September 7 at the Galaxy Theater at Valleyfair, a theme park in Minneapolis. In 2012, he performed on the YouTube episode of America's Got Talent during its seventh season, but did not advance to the semifinals.
Coby is known to have worked with Manson from 2003, initially developing new material as well as stage magic. Coby designed much of Manson's set and props for stage shows including The Last Tour on Earth. He has also been Manson's roommate; his room being used as part of the cover of the album Eat Me, Drink Me with this news released as some of the first promotional information regarding Manson's track, Devour, from the 2009 album The High End of Low.
When Rudy Coby did a revival of his stage show in 2010, Marilyn Manson played the role of his nemesis.
Coby plays an alter ego, "Labman", a scientist who performs amazing deeds. Labman works for a fictional company, "LabCo", with the slogan "Smarter Than You". Labman was earlier featured as a comic book character made up by Coby as a child and also made into a publicity pamphlet. Since doing the TV shows, Coby published several comics featuring the enigmatic hero. Coby's 'four legs' act is said to have inspired the director of the French film, Delicatessen (film), to include a multi-legged hero in the film after reportedly seeing him on Patrick Sebastien's early show, "Sebastien, c'est Fou!". Coby also contributed sections of "Labman" material to Gladiators 2000, a children's version of American Gladiators, in 1995. Coby's TV specials and live performances often feature several characters, including his robotic female assistant, Nikki Terminator, his sidekick, Atom, and others. Two TV specials were filmed, in 1995 and 1996.
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